POSTAL DISCONTENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 May 1920, Page 4

POSTAL DISCONTENT.

STRONG AUCKLAND PROTEST. BETTER CONDITIONS DEMANDED, By Telegraph.-—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night* The executive of the Auckland section of the Post and Telegraph Officers' Assoication to-day carried the following jiotly worded resolution:— "We consider the shelving of the war bonus promised by Sir Joseph Ward to be a disgrace to any Government, una an insult to the intelligence o£ the members of the Post and Telegraph service. We desire that the Press be fully advised that despite frequent requests within the last few months no Interview with the Premier or Post-master-General has been granted. "The time is now opportune to press the claims of the service in conjunction with those of the railway, and that a rieliiiite salary, excluding bonuses, be fixed immediately, such salaries to be based upon the relation of the cost oi living now and that obtaining in 19H "In our opinion the Government itself is causing discontent by not fixing salaries on a fair basis, as it has mad* other employers do, and any strike which has been or will bo the outcome of such silly dallying will be entirely warranted. "To impress on the Government the feelings of the men, we ask that the I executive council be called together immediately, temporarily suspending Rule 17a (which provides for a month's notice). Failing consideration of oui demands, the executive instructs all branches to call stop work meetings tc consider what further action shall bi taken." MEN'S VIEWS sought; STOP WORK MEETINGS PROPOSED. ' Palmerston North, Last Night. The chairman of the Manawatu section of the P. and T. Officers' Association says the Association received a wire from the Wellington headquarters today asking what action the section would tako if the Government continued to side-step an interview. The reply was that stop work meetings should be called in every office on Monday next. The New Plymouth branch of the P. and T. Association held a special meeting yesterday afternon. The proceedings were private and no statement was issued to the Press- (